Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
James Laughlin
Born: October 30, 1914
Died: November 12, 1997 (aged 83)
Bio: James Laughlin was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing.
Known for:
- The collected poems of James Laughlin (1994)
- Byways
- The Way It Wasn't
- The secret room (1975)
- A commonplace book of pentastichs